Crime

Man shot in apparent break-in at Dudley apartment, police say

Authorities believe the incident was not random.

A 26-year-old man was shot in an apparent break-in at a Dudley apartment early Wednesday morning, authorities said.

Dudley police, firefighters, and EMS personnel responded to 12 Green St. around 12 a.m. for a report of a man suffering from a gunshot wound in his chest, officials said in a statement.

The man, who was not identified, was brought to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester for treatment and is expected to recover, police said.

“Initial reports indicate multiple suspects forced their way into the first-floor apartment and confronted the victim,” police said in the statement. “A female resident and two children were also present at that time. No one else was injured.”

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The suspect or suspects involved in the shooting fled the scene on foot “in an unknown direction,” police said. Authorities do not believe the incident is random.

Anyone with information or possible video evidence related to the incident is asked to call Dudley police at 508-943-4411.

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